Door-sign.



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Patented June 1K1, 1912.

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EMORY MCCLUNG, 0F CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR T0 ELMER F.GOODWIN, 0F CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.

DOOR-SIGN.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented June 11, 1912.

Application filed October 7, 1911. Serial No. 653,408.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMORY MGCLUNG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Clarksburg, in the county of Harrisonand State of TestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Door-Signs, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing.

rlhis invention relates to changeable indicators, and has for its objectthe production of an indicator which is simple in construction,eflicient in operation, and consists of a minimum number of parts.

Another object of this invention is the provision of means forfacilitating the operation of the changeable exhibitor from the outsideof the casing through the medium of a key.

lVith these and other objects in view, this invention consists ofcertain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts aswill be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

.In the drawings Figure 1 is a front view of the exhibitor. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section thereof. Fig. 8 is a rear view of the exhibitor.Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlargedsection taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentarysectional view of one of the operating rollers showing the connectingmeans for the fabric. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective of one of thefriction pawls adapted to retard the motion of the rollers carrying thefabric apron.

Referring to the drawings by numerals 1 designates the casing which isprovided with an opening 2 covered by a plate of glass 3 behind which isplaced a sign 4. This sign is intended to contain the name of the partyowning the same, 'and in this sign is placed a plurality of openings 5and G. Aprons 7 and 8 are operated in the rear of the openings 5 and 6and contain certain printed matter setting forth the time of the pa'rtysreturn to the oflice and other information which is desired.

Bars 9 extend longitudinally of the frame 1, and support the ends of thevarious rollers hereinafter described. The rollers are arranged in twoseries as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, each series of rollerscontrolling one apron containing the desiredprinted matter. For thepurpose of illustration, one series of rollers contains an apron havingprinted thereon the words Out of the city, return September and theother rollers contain an apron having numbers arranged thereon tocorrespond with the date upon which the party will re- A ledge 16 isformed all around the inner edge of the frame 1, and upon this ledgefits a plate 17 for holding the auxiliary gear wheel 14 in place withinthe socket 15. In this way the plate as well as the auxiliary gears willnot project above the rear face of the frame 1. A friction retardingpawl 18 is secured to one side of the frame 1 and is provided withanupwardly bent tooth portion 19, which tooth portion engages the teethof the primary gear wheel 13 for retarding the rotary movement thereof.The apron carrying portion 12 is provided with a longitudinallyextending slot 2O within which is placed the end of the apron and a tinor other filler 21 is carried by each end of the apron so as to preventthe end of the apron from being pulled through the slot 20. A plate 22is secured to the inner face of the apron carrying portion 12 and isadapted to engage the end of the apron for assisting in holding the samein its correct position as clearly illustrated in Fig. 6. Both thetension rollers as well as the operating rollers are provided with theseslots 20 and the ends of the endless apron are held in their correctposition through the same means as described and illustrated in Fig. 6.

rThe gear wheel 14 is provided with a forwardly extending stem 23 whichstem 1s also provided with a socket 24 for receiving a key 25. The key25 passes through a plate 26 which is placed upon the outer face of theframe or casing 1 for protecting the aperture leading to the dependingshaft 23 of the auxiliary gear 14. It will therefore be obvious that byinserting the key 25 within the aperture formed in the plate 26, theauxiliary gear 14 may be rotated thereby impart-ing rotary movement tothej roller as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 having one end thereofconnected to the side of the casing l and the other end thereofconnected to the apron supportingportion 28' ofthe tension roller. Asstated above the end of the apron is secured thereto in the same manneras described in connection with the drive roller. A guiding shaft 29 iscarried near one end of the casing and to one side of the tension rollerfor allowing the apron to pass over the same and keep the apron in itscorrect alined position through the medi-umof the collar 30 formedthereon. A guide shaft 31l is also placed upon the opposite side of thedrive roller l0 over which theapron is also adapted to pass. rIhe spring27 has its inner end placed within the hollow body of the apronsupporti-ng portion 28 of the tension roller as clearly illustrated inFig. 4f'.

llVhen it is desired to change the wording of the' signt that is to saychange the month or day of the week appearing upon the apron 7, the keyis placed in the aperture just above the slot 5 and the auxiliary gearis then rot-ated. The date formed upon the apron 8 may be changed byinserting theV key in t-he socketjust above the small opening 6. l

From` the foregoing description it will be obvious that an efficientdevice has been produced whereby the aprons will be held taut so as tobe easily operated through the medium of the keys which operate with thedrive or operating rollers. i

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is A door sign ofthe class described comprising a casing, avplurality of horizontally`:extending dat bars engaging the upper and lower inner sides of saidcasing and being located' at the front face thereof and spaced ifrom`the back of said casing, an apro-nwinding device carried by said bars,said' device comprising guiding rollers journaled upon said bars, anapron-operatingroll'ersupporting-shaft and anapron-tension-rol'ler-supporting-shaft journaled upon said bars betweensaid guide rollers, apron-operating-roller supported upon saidapron-operating-roller-supportingfshaft, an aprontension-roller carriedby said apron-,tensionroller-supporting-shaft, an apron passing oversaid guide rollers and being secured at one end to saidapron-operating-roller and at the other end to saidapron-tensionroller,.said casing being provided on one side behind oneof said flat bars with a cut-out portion contiguous to theapron-operatingroller-sup-porting-shaft, a primary gear secured to said'apron-operating-roller-shaft contiguous to said cut-out portion, an`auX- iliary gear positioned in said cut-out por tion and meshing withsaid primary gear, a 'plate extending across the cut-out portion holdingthe auxiliary gear in mesh with said primary gear, and` key receivingmeans carried by said auxiliary gear.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature inl presence of twowitnesses.

EMORY MGCLUNG. Witnesses:

R. W. PATTERSON, H. J. WHITE.

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